Characteristic LDH isozyme electrophoretic patterns in six flatfish species in the Trondheimsfjord, Norway and their utility for the detection of natural species hybrids
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He, Song
Mork, Jarle
KAUST Department
Marine Science ProgramRed Sea Research Center (RSRC)
Reef Ecology Lab
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2014-11-19Online Publication Date
2014-11-19Print Publication Date
2015-03-16Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/594085
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Abstract: LDH isozyme electrophoretic patterns among 621 specimens of six different flatfish species collected in the Trondheimsfjord, Norway, were characterized by using the isoelectric focusing in polyacrylamide gel (IFPAG) technique. The LDH locus appears to be a reliable tool for species identification in the Trondheimsfjord flatfishes. Hence, these patterns were used to detect and identify potential hybrids, together with morphological traits. Among all the specimens collected during this study no hybrids were detected. From the actual numbers analysed, the natural hybridization rate between European plaice and European flounder in the Trondheimsfjord can be roughly estimated to be less than 1%. This is substantially lower than corresponding values reported from Baltic and Danish waters.Citation
He S, Mork J (2014) Characteristic LDH isozyme electrophoretic patterns in six flatfish species in the Trondheimsfjord, Norway and their utility for the detection of natural species hybrids. Marine Biology Research 11: 330–334. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2014.940976.Publisher
Informa UK LimitedJournal
Marine Biology Researchae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/17451000.2014.940976